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Additional affiliations
August 2005 - August 2006
Position
- Research Associate
Description
- Worked on the Chicago Housing for Health Partnership's evaluation study examining housing, health, and drug and alcohol use among homeless people with chronic health conditions.
July 2003 - June 2005
Position
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Description
- Conducted monitoring and evaluation for CDC-GAP supported HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs: VCT, PMTCT, TB/HIV referrals, outreach, home-based care, institutional care, 100% condom use, and STI treatment
November 2000 - June 2003
Position
- Project Director
Description
- Three-year evaluation study of HIV counseling and testing programs for people of color and men who have sex with men in Alameda and Sonoma Counties and the City of Berkeley. Additional involvement examinging HIV prevention efforts among drug users.
Education
September 2005 - May 2014
September 1997 - June 1999
September 1987 - June 1990
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Publications (10)
It is important to understand how women's sexual practices may be influenced by male circumcision (MC) as an HIV prevention effort. Women's beliefs about MC and sexual behaviour will likely influence the scale-up and uptake of medical MC. We conducted qualitative interviews with 30 sexually active women in Kisumu, Kenya. Women discussed MC related...
Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV from women to men through vaginal sex by approximately 60%. There is concern that men may engage in risk compensation after becoming circumcised, diminishing the benefits of male circumcision.
We conducted qualitative interviews with 30 sexually active circumcised men in Kisumu, Ken...
Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) have been shown to be highly effective in reducing HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs). Despite this evidence, SEPs have not been implemented in many communities experiencing HIV epidemics among IDUs. We interviewed 17 key informants in nine U.S. cities to identify factors and conditions that facilita...
Study Objectives: Throughout the world HIV positive individuals continue to present late for care and treatment, often coming to clinics when their CD4 levels are far below the threshold of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. This late presentation by clients leads to increased morbidity and mortality and requires greater clinical management....
Introduction: Studies have shown that there is a substantial loss of clients along the HIV care path, or cascade of care. This results in long delays in ART initiation and increased morbidity and mortality. A robust cascade of care management framework is necessary to have effective care and treatment programs. This study examines the cascade of ca...
A resurgence of sexual risk taking, STDs, and HIV incidence has been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several countries. We asked 113 MSM in 12 focus groups conducted in five California cities to identify factors leading to increased risk taking and assess prevention messages to reduce risk in this population. Participants perceive...
This article examines gender differences related to why 66 injection and noninjection drug users tested for HIV. Study participants from three northern California counties underwent an open-ended qualitative interview covering: access to HIV testing, the meaning of HIV testing and test results, drug and sexual risk behaviors, and behavior changes a...
The study sought to understand the HIV testing patterns of low-income drug users.
Sixty-seven low-income drug users were recruited from street outreach venues in three San Francisco Bay Area counties. Participants were interviewed using an open-ended questionnaire eliciting information on HIV testing histories, sexual behavior, and drug use. Transc...
Thesis (M.P.H.)--Yale University, 1999. Includes bibliographical references.
